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Appendix:Variations of "oan"
English
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Suffix
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-oan
Used to convert the name of an atom or ion to an adjective that means containing cations or anions of that atom or ion.
bismuth
+
-oan
→
bismuthoan
(
“
containing trivalent bismuth
”
)
cupro-
(
“
copper
”
)
+
-oan
→
cuproan
(
“
containing monovalent copper
”
)
plumbo-
(
“
lead
”
)
+
-oan
→
plumboan
(
“
containing divalent lead
”
)
Derived terms
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English terms suffixed with -oan